Ad-hoc | 22 November 2001 20:16

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Ad-Hoc: Koenig & Bauer AG ( KBA Ad-hoc-announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting Approves Conversion of Preference Shares to Ordinary Shares Würzburg. An extraordinary shareholders’ meeting convened by Koenig & Bauer AG ( KBA ), the third-biggest press manufacturer worldwide, has just closed after overwhelmingly approving the conversion of nonvoting preference shares into ordinary voting shares in a ratio of 1:1. The conversion is slated for the evening of Friday, December 14. Koenig & Bauer is confident that the unified capital structure will enhance share liquidity and broaden the appeal for institutional investors. It will also increase the weighting of KBA shares in the mid-caps index. In future 16 million ordinary shares will be listed. This company’s biggest shareholders, who currently account for some 75% of ordinary shares, will have 40% of the new capital structure. Further information can be obtained from http://www.koenig-bauer.de/en/news/unternehmen-investor Security code number for preference shares: 719353 mid caps; security code number for ordinary shares: 719350. Koenig & Bauer AG Investor Relations Jan Stradtmann Tel: +49 931 909-6034 E-mail: jstradtmann@kba-print end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 22.11.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 719350; Index: M-Dax Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Frankfurt, München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart 222016 Nov 01